How shall you be voting?

‘Leave’. I am optimistic with us (the UK) in our own driving seat . I cannot see the EU ever reforming until it goes under so no status quo for me.

New runway at Heathrow, not Gatwick – if there’s a referendum.

Some predictions are that turnout could be as high as 90%.

Unlike Icenspice, I used the supplied pencil to put my mark.

I was OUT of my house this morning and IN to the voting station early…

I am sure travel demand will continue for both leisure and business, in all forms. Airlines are lucky we are an Island, so we need them, even though our Government charge us to get off it!

I will not miss a daily scripted, diaried sequence of patronizing people,, and statistics, to make us fear our using democratic rights.
We are a stubborn and engaging people, and do not appreciate being lectured at, let alone manipulated.
As with many Countries in Europe, we can have a National identity, but still feel European, and be part of its community, regardless of the Vote Outcome!

@MrMichael, it will only make a difference if you voted “Leave”. Otherwise your ballot paper won’t need to be “remarked” 😉

@Tramor01, unfortunately there will be no returning to the Status Quo Ante whatever the outcome; the future is defined by risk, that’s just the way life is I’m afraid.

Many people believe – mistakenly IMHO – that the decision looks like a motorway junction sign; you can either Leave at the junction, or Remain and continue to travel straight ahead.

Unfortunately, the decision looks more like a T-Junction sign: If you follow the Leave path, it will lead to an uncertain – though self-determining – destination; whereas if you follow the Remain path, it will lead to a destination determined by a mightily ticked off European Commission who don’t appreciate having their authority challenged.

I have no qualms in admitting that I voted Leave, because I think we need to reconnect with our sovereign self-determination, and escape from an increasingly sclerotic and entropy-affected EU.

For the record, I voted Yes in the 1975 referendum to be part of the “Common Market”. And I bought into the Maastricht Treaty of 1992 – though tellingly we weren’t offered a vote – because we were promised that it was based on the principle of Subsidiarity; sadly, a promise not delivered.

The EU has shown itself to be a fundamentally anti-democratic organisation, and I long ago stopped suffering from TB – True Believerism. As the saying goes – “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me”.

Finally, whatever happens, I will respect the outcome, and anyone who has taken a different view to me.

Though obviously I am hoping that Leave will win 🙂

I agree PhilipHart… my feeling is that we’re in for “a god kicking” from some areas of the Brussels politburo if it’s a vote to remain